ISLAMABAD: The UN Satellite Centre’s preliminary assessment has showed that floodwaters are rising in 8 Sindh’s districts, two in Balochistan and one in Punjab.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA) released a situation report on Sunday which compared the satellite data of Sept 8-14 with the data of Sept 15-21.
The latest data indicated that water levels had gone up from what it had been a week ago in Jamshoro, Malir Karachi, Thatta, Tando Allahyar, Mirpurkhas, Umer Kot, Tharparkar and Sujawal districts of Sindh; Gwadar and Lasbela districts of Balochistan, and a district in Punjab.
In contrast, it appears that floodwaters are subsiding or stagnating in other regions of the country.
Standing floodwaters, among other effects, led to an uptick in waterborne illnesses, unhygienic conditions, and growing malnutrition in the flood-affected areas, according to OCHA. The impacted population, whether they are displaced or not, will need assistance getting ready for the impending cold season, the report added.
NFRCC has put 23 districts in worst-affected category where waterborne diseases are on the rise
Typhoid, malaria, and diarrhea cases are on the rise as a result of the large number of people living in squalid temporary shelters with no access to even basic services. Parts of Balochistan and Sindh have reported the first cases of waterborne and vector-borne disease outbreaks.
The National Flood Response Coordination Centre (NFRCC) provided an update on Sunday and stated that 23 districts across the nation had thus far been designated as being the worst affected by floods.
In addition to that, a total of 13,074 kilometers of roads and 392 bridges have been damaged across the country by the calamity, the NFRCC said.
In Sindh, the data said, the worst-affected districts were Qambar-Shahdadkot, Jacobabad, Larkana, Khairpur, Dadu, Naushehro Feroz, Thatta and Badin.
In Balochistan, Quetta, Nasirabad, Jafferabad, Jhal Magsi, Bolan, Sohbatpur and Lesbela were the worst hit. In KP, Dir, Swat, Charsadda, Kohistan, Tank and Dera Ismail Khan were the badly affected, while in Punjab, DG Khan and Rajanpur were the worst-hit.
The NFRCC said that 147 relief camps and 237 relief collection points had been set up in Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan.
